Chapter Summaries

Jun Yi revealed that his first Soul Ring had appeared on its own and reached rank fourteen, prompting Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi to investigate. They could not explain the ring’s origin, and Jun Yi claimed it had formed inside his unusual Martial Soul, though he said it gave him no Soul Skill.

• Jun Yi joked with Bone Douluo about marrying into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before revealing his deep yellow first Soul Ring.
• Jun Yi told Bone Douluo that the ring had appeared while he cultivated and that his Soul Power had risen to rank fourteen.
• Bone Douluo took Jun Yi to Ning Fengzhi, who estimated that the ring was nearly nine hundred years old and examined Jun Yi.
• Ning Fengzhi found no trace of a Soul Beast in the ring and could only speculate that Jun Yi’s unusual Martial Soul had formed it.
• Jun Yi said a voice had told him to swallow something during his Martial Soul awakening, then claimed his ring had produced no Soul Skill.
• Ning Fengzhi encouraged Jun Yi to create his own Soul Skill and promised him guidance.

Jun Yi reassured Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo about his unusual abilities, while the two resolved to protect him and his Soul Tool knowledge. Ning Rongrong began training to surpass Jun Yi, but exhausted herself during their run and fell asleep on his back.

• Jun Yi told Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo that he would work hard, then left to cultivate and ask Sword Douluo about Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bone Douluo whether Jun Yi was a Soul Beast, and Bone Douluo confirmed that he was not.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo agreed that Jun Yi's abilities made him vital to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and that they must protect him.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she planned to train every morning and learn close-combat techniques so she could surpass Jun Yi.
• Ning Rongrong dragged Jun Yi out for a run, persisted despite her exhaustion, and finally collapsed before Jun Yi offered to carry her.
• Jun Yi carried Ning Rongrong toward the rear mountain, and she fell asleep on his back.

Jun Yi showed Sword Douluo the Soul Ring his Martial Soul had condensed and began testing his new abilities against him. The sparring continued as Jun Yi used spatial swaps and blade attacks, ending with him leaping into the air to strike again.

• Jun Yi told Sword Douluo that his Martial Soul had condensed his first Soul Ring, and Sword Douluo offered to guide him in developing his abilities.
• Sword Douluo tested Jun Yi's strength, sending him flying with a wooden switch before Jun Yi used ROOM to swap places with a stone and steady himself.
• Jun Yi revealed his Soul Tool blade and attacked with blue slashes, while Sword Douluo blocked them with a branch and advised him to master his spatial transfer ability.
• Jun Yi appeared before Sword Douluo, swapped the branch in his hand for a pebble, and launched another blade-light attack.
• Sword Douluo countered with sword light, and Jun Yi leaped into the air to deliver another slash.

Jun Yi sparred with Sword Douluo, who praised his spatial abilities before raising the difficulty of his training. Ning Rongrong recovered from her first strenuous run and headed back to train, leaving Jun Yi bewildered when Sword Douluo hurried to greet her.

• Jun Yi stopped sparring after Sword Douluo easily repelled his attack, and Sword Douluo praised his abilities while warning that powerful experts still existed across the continent.
• Sword Douluo told Jun Yi he would increase his training load and teach him insights into Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Ning Rongrong woke from her medicinal bath, learned she had run most of a lap around the sect, and declared she would surpass Jun Yi.
• Ning Rongrong got dressed and went to train with Sword Douluo, while servants speculated that she was working hard because she liked Jun Yi.
• After Jun Yi finished training, Sword Douluo abruptly left him to greet Ning Rongrong affectionately, leaving Jun Yi confused.

Ning Rongrong committed to training, and she and Jun Yi followed demanding routines as six years passed. After Jun Yi mastered the Level 4 Fixed Soul Cannon core formation, Ning Rongrong fetched him to meet Brother Qinghe, who was speaking with Ning Fengzhi.

• Ning Rongrong told Sword Douluo she would train every morning, and he advised her to rest while she watched the others.
• Jun Yi sparred with Sword Douluo, and Ning Rongrong began setting aside an hour each day to watch him get beaten.
• Over the next six years, Jun Yi trained, made Soul Tools, and cultivated Soul Power while Ning Rongrong trained and cultivated in a simulated environment.
• Jun Yi completed the core formation for a Level 4 Fixed Soul Cannon and told the watching Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples that they could reach his skill with hard work.
• Ning Rongrong took Jun Yi to the main hall, where Brother Qinghe was talking with Ning Fengzhi.

Xue Qinghe visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to discuss academy plans for twelve-year-old Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong, both of whom had reached the Soul Elder realm. Jun Yi agreed to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while Ning Fengzhi arranged for Ning Rongrong to attend an unnamed academy that Jun Yi recognized as Shrek Academy.

• Xue Qinghe explained that Emperor Xue Ye wanted Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and represent it in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe that he had already arranged a different academy for Ning Rongrong.
• Jun Yi chose Skywater Academy, but Xue Qinghe explained that it accepted only female Soul Masters.
• Ning Rongrong pinched Jun Yi when he lamented that he could not attend Skywater Academy, then Jun Yi agreed to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi described a demanding academy for Ning Rongrong, and she eagerly agreed to attend without learning its name.
• Jun Yi realized Ning Rongrong was being sent to Shrek Academy and questioned the choice, while Ning Rongrong vowed to surpass him.

Jun Yi agreed to escort Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy, while Ning Fengzhi explained that he hoped Jun Yi would help her adjust to its harsh conditions. Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she soon cheered up as he promised to take her shopping in Suotuo City.

• Ning Fengzhi told Jun Yi that he wanted Ning Rongrong to attend Shrek Academy and explained that its poor conditions might make her want to go home.
• Ning Fengzhi arranged for Bone Douluo to protect Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong in secret, intervening only if their lives were threatened.
• Jun Yi said goodbye to Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, then promised to take good care of Ning Rongrong on the journey.
• Ning Rongrong cried as she left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo watched the carriage depart.
• Jun Yi comforted Ning Rongrong by promising to take her shopping in Suotuo City, and she laughed and called him her little page.

Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong encountered Zhu Zhuqing while traveling to Shrek Academy, and Jun Yi drove off the men pursuing her. Zhu Zhuqing woke in their carriage and introduced herself, leaving the three traveling together.

• Jun Yi comforted Ning Rongrong about leaving home and promised to take her shopping on their journey to Shrek Academy.
• After four days of travel, Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong heard fighting in a forest, where an injured girl asked them to save her.
• When five men with Hell Spirit Cat Martial Souls threatened them, Jun Yi used ROOM to kill their Soul King leader and frighten the others into fleeing.
• Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong brought the injured girl into their carriage, and Jun Yi recognized her as Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke, thanked Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong, confirmed she belonged to the Hell Family, and promised to repay them.

Jun Yi explained ROOM’s abilities to Ning Rongrong and clarified that he had not killed the Soul King. After arriving in Suotuo City, the group healed Zhu Zhuqing and searched for lodging, ending at the Rose Hotel.

• Jun Yi explained that inside ROOM he could sense, cut, rearrange, and control objects and living creatures without causing pain or death, then demonstrated by cutting and reattaching his arm.
• The carriage reached Suotuo City, where Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing visited the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce.
• President Ning Yu arranged for a female Auxiliary System Soul Master to heal Zhu Zhuqing’s injuries.
• Ning Rongrong declined the chamber of commerce’s offer of rooms, and the group found every inn they tried fully booked.
• Ning Rongrong spotted the Rose Hotel and hurried there with Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing to ask about rooms.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing checked into the Rose Hotel after learning it had only one room left, and Ning Rongrong insisted they share its spacious suite. While waiting for the women to finish bathing, Jun Yi considered his future ties to Tang San, Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then resolved to focus on cultivation and returning to Blue Star.

• Ning Rongrong admired the Rose Hotel, but the attendant told Jun Yi that only one room remained despite his offer to pay for three.
• Ning Rongrong paid for the last room and pulled Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing upstairs, where they found the couples' suite called Red Ocean.
• Jun Yi agreed to sleep in the living room while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing took the bedroom.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing went to bathe, and Jun Yi went downstairs to arrange dinner before returning to wait.
• Jun Yi thought about meeting Tang San and about whether he might join Spirit Hall or remain loyal to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then decided to concentrate on cultivation and returning to Blue Star.

Jun Yi took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing toward Shrek Academy to register, but stopped at a shabby shop to buy a crystal containing Plate Crystal. He offered Flender a defensive Soul Tool in exchange, and the chapter ended as he demonstrated its barrier.

• Jun Yi let Zhu Zhuqing cultivate on the sofa, explored Suotuo City, and returned with breakfast for her and Ning Rongrong.
• Jun Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong ate breakfast, checked out of the Rose Hotel, and set out to register at Shrek Academy.
• Jun Yi noticed a shop bearing a Martial Soul Token emblem and entered with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Jun Yi recognized a large crystal as containing Plate Crystal and offered Flender a defensive Soul Tool in exchange for it.
• Jun Yi activated the badge, producing a spherical protective barrier with a three-meter radius.

Jun Yi traded Flender a level-one defensive Soul Tool for a rare plate crystal and then brought Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy. After learning admissions would not begin until the next day, they headed back to the Rose Hotel, where Jun Yi expected to encounter Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai.

• Flender offered Jun Yi the crystal in exchange for his Soul Tool and twenty Gold Soul Coins, but Jun Yi traded the Soul Tool for the crystal alone.
• Jun Yi explained that the crystal contained valuable plate crystal, a rare forging material worth at least ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Jun Yi led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to Shrek Academy, where an old man told them admissions would begin the next day and called the other academies trash.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to return the next day, and the three set off for Suotuo City and the Rose Hotel.
• Jun Yi anticipated that they might encounter Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the twins at the hotel.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the Rose Hotel and watched Tang San fight Dai Mubai. Zhu Zhuqing left after seeing Dai Mubai with the twins, and Ning Rongrong sent Jun Yi to find her while she went to check for rooms.

• Jun Yi led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the Rose Hotel, where Tang San and Dai Mubai were fighting.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass and poison to bind Dai Mubai, but Dai Mubai broke free with his Third Soul Skill and explained its strength.
• Dai Mubai left the hotel with the twins, telling Tang San and Xiao Wu to use his name if they had trouble at Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing disappeared from the crowd, and Jun Yi told Ning Rongrong she needed time alone.
• Ning Rongrong urged Jun Yi to find Zhu Zhuqing and went inside the hotel to ask about rooms.

After witnessing Dai Mubai’s debauchery, Zhu Zhuqing despaired over her future until Jun Yi urged her to rely on her own strength and cultivate. She resolved to grow stronger and returned with Jun Yi to the Rose Hotel, while Bone Douluo watched over them and sensed an unexplained Soul Beast presence nearby.

• Zhu Zhuqing saw Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel with other women and concluded that he had abandoned their chance at survival.
• Jun Yi found Zhu Zhuqing and recognized Dai Mubai as her fiancé and the pursuers as agents of her older sister.
• Jun Yi encouraged Zhu Zhuqing to trust in herself, cultivate diligently, and take control of her destiny.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Jun Yi and resolved to become strong enough that no one could hurt her again.
• Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing headed back to the Rose Hotel to find Ning Rongrong.
• Bone Douluo overheard their conversation, approved of Jun Yi’s help, and wondered about a Soul Beast presence he had sensed near Ning Rongrong.

Jun Yi brought Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy for admissions, where they learned the academy only accepted young Soul Masters with at least rank twenty-one Soul Power. After Tang San and Xiao Wu passed the first test, Jun Yi presented himself as the girls’ study attendant and said he would leave once they enrolled.

• Jun Yi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong found an inn with two available rooms after the Rose Hotel ran out of vacancies.
• On the way to Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong urged Jun Yi to teach Dai Mubai a lesson, and Jun Yi boasted that he could handle even a dragon.
• An old admissions teacher revealed that Shrek Academy accepted only applicants under fourteen with Soul Power at rank twenty-one or higher, then displayed his six Soul Rings.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu passed the first test with their two Hundred-Year Soul Rings, and Dai Mubai led them inside.
• Jun Yi paid for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to register and told the old man that he was only their study attendant, who would leave after they enrolled.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing passed Shrek Academy’s first test, and Jun Yi stunned the examiner by revealing three purple Soul Rings. The three were sent straight to the fourth test and entered the academy.

• Ning Rongrong used her family’s explanation of Jun Yi’s enrollment to persuade him to take Shrek’s entrance test.
• The examiner checked Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing’s bone ages, then watched Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong reveal their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
• Jun Yi summoned three purple Soul Rings, shocking the examiner, while Ning Rongrong explained that his Soul Ring ages increased with his strength.
• The examiner learned Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power Level was twenty-seven and allowed all three to skip the second and third tests.
• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing entered Shrek Academy and headed toward the fourth test.

Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing reached Shrek Academy’s fourth trial and learned they had to withstand Zhao Wuji’s attacks together. Dai Mubai arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu and revealed that Zhao Wuji was a rank-seventy-six Soul Saint, leaving the five applicants wary of the test.

• Jun Yi, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing declined a sausage seller’s offer and continued east to the fourth trial site.
• Jun Yi told Zhao Wuji that the three had been exempted from the second and third trials, and Zhao Wuji explained that they had to cooperate to withstand his attacks for one stick of incense.
• Ning Rongrong expected Jun Yi to handle the test, while Zhu Zhuqing warned them not to underestimate Zhao Wuji.
• Dai Mubai arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu, then warned the applicants that Zhao Wuji was a rank-seventy-six Soul Saint known as the Immovable Wisdom King.

Tang San proposed a formation for the five applicants to withstand Zhao Wuji, but Jun Yi refused to follow his orders and used ROOM to protect and reposition the team. The group began its test, and Xiao Wu and Tang San launched a coordinated attack on Zhao Wuji.

• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Jun Yi introduced themselves and their Martial Souls and ranks.
• Tang San assigned the group roles, but Jun Yi rejected his plan and said they should each handle their own control.
• Ning Rongrong boosted the group with her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Jun Yi activated ROOM across much of the grounds.
• Zhao Wuji struck the ground, but Jun Yi used ROOM to teleport Ning Rongrong away from the attack.
• Xiao Wu attacked Zhao Wuji while Tang San bound him with Blue Silver Grass and lifted him off the ground.

Jun Yi used his Soul Skill to save Zhu Zhuqing during the fight with Zhao Wuji, while Xiao Wu was injured by Zhao Wuji’s counterattack. When Tang San proposed fighting Zhao Wuji alone, Jun Yi refused and stepped forward to face him himself.

• Zhao Wuji broke free of the vines and intensified the fight as Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu attacked him together.
• Zhao Wuji’s first Soul Skill threatened Zhu Zhuqing, but Jun Yi used ROOM to swap her beside Ning Rongrong; the attack instead struck Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu used her beguiling Soul Skill against Zhao Wuji, but the backlash knocked her unconscious, and Tang San carried her to Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San asked Zhao Wuji to restart the trial so he could fight alone until the incense burned out, hoping to secure entry for all five of them.
• Jun Yi refused Tang San’s plan, drew his Soul Tool saber, and prepared to continue the fight against Zhao Wuji himself.

Jun Yi battled Zhao Wuji during the assessment, showing that his unusual techniques let him challenge an opponent far stronger than himself. When the incense burned out, Zhao Wuji praised Jun Yi’s strength and ingenuity, and Jun Yi ended the encounter with his usual cocky humor.

• Zhao Wuji asked Jun Yi whether he had made Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing disappear, and Jun Yi called it a trick before launching a storm of blade light.
• Zhao Wuji blocked Jun Yi’s blades with Immovable Bright King Body, then used Gravity Squeeze and struck him; Jun Yi matched his attack without injury.
• Zhao Wuji raised his strength to a Soul King’s level, and Jun Yi met his palm strike with a punch that sent him sliding back more than ten meters.
• Jun Yi used Counter Shock to numb Zhao Wuji’s body and attack his internal organs, then slashed at him before Zhao Wuji blocked the blade with crossed hands.
• After the clash sent Jun Yi flying, he swapped places with a pebble beside the incense, sheathed his saber, and declared the assessment over.
• Zhao Wuji praised Jun Yi’s strength and Soul Skill, while Jun Yi joked that young people should be full of fire.